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GURL, Orlando has to be at least 40 years younger than this old fart! Where the hell did they come up with the pairing?

The pairing isn't the old guy and Orlando. It's Rob Estes, the guy who played the emo teacher on Boston Legal, and Orlando. Martin Landau (old guy) works in the lab and is basically their mentor.

I just saw the premiere episode (I have my sources) and I didn't find it that interesting. Despite being pimped as being completely unconventional as far as crime dramas go, its pretty run of the mill. It starts out with Martin Landau listing all the pieces of evidence uncovered from the crime scene, and then there is a "flashback" of sorts where they show you the last few minutes of the victims life, and the circumstances in which they died. The purpose of the show, or the reason to keep watching, is basically to show you how each piece of evidence fits into the story, and to uncover the murderer.

Orlando is OTT as always, and he plays the "funny" but angry cop. He's not bad though. He's basically second fiddle to Rob Este's character, who has a big, mysterious secret case that he's working on/ devoting his life to. There is a "twist" in the first episode ... stop reading if you don't want it spoiled for you:

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At the beginning of the episode, one of the pieces of evidence is a severed finger with a compass ring on it. While chasing the murderer, Orlando gets stabbed in the stomach repeatedly and somehow gets his finger cut off. In typical crime drama fashion, he tells his partner to go after the perp. He doesn't die though.